NZ History

Ohakune has its giant carrot. Taihape has a gumboot and Gore a leaping trout. Now Paihia has joined the ranks of Kiwi towns with big icons thanks to the Fuller family, who have donated a life-size leaping marlin to the Bay of Islands town. The 4m-tall marlin was unveiled last…

Waitangi Treaty Grounds CEO Greg McManus is thrilled the new museum has won the Best Museum Project award: “It is recognition of all the hard work by so many people to bring the museum to reality and we are delighted to be the joint winner.” The museum exterior features stunning masonry by…

The finishing touches are being applied to the new Museum of Waitangi ahead of its opening by Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae tomorrow. The museum, the cornerstone of a $14 million redevelopment of the Treaty Grounds, will be blessed at dawn then formally opened by Sir Jerry at 3pm. Its Maori…